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PARIS. — Liberia’s President, ex-football star, George Weah on Wednesday joined fellow African football great Didier Drogba and emerging French youngster Kylian Mbappe in Paris, to launch a platform that will support sport in Africa.
Hosted by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, the three great strikers committed themselves to supporting the French initiative.
Sport can be “a strong and dynamic vector for Africa”, stressed the French Head of State at the end of a luncheon which also brought together the presidents of the French Football Federation (FFF) Noël Le Graët and FIFA Gianni Infantino.
Macron announced the launch of a “platform for transformation through sport” in Africa with an initial budget of €15 million, which will finance “grassroots projects”.
The projects will include the construction of infrastructure, the provision of sports facilities and training programmes or business start-up aid.
“I’m going to put all my energy into helping out as much as I can,” said Kylian Mbappé, the young prodigy of PSG and France’s national team. — AfricaNews.com
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